Tom Bissell defends ‘The Order: 1886.’ Really. - Shall We Play a Game?




Shall We Play a Game? show

Summary: Chris talks to Tom Bissell, who ends a two-year sabbatical from games criticism to defend the critically panned PlayStation 4 shooter “The Order: 1886.” Tom is a writer for "Uncharted 4," "Battlefield: Hardline," "The Vanishing of Ethan Carter," and "Gears of War: Judgment,” and the author of "Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter." SHOW NOTES: Kirk Hamilton's pan of "The Order: 1886" in Kotaku: http://kotaku.com/the-order-1886-the-kotaku-review-1686595338 Chris Suellentrop's review of "Extra Lives" in The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/20/books/review/Suellentrop-t.html